Michelle's Baby Shower

Kamdyn got to go to her very first baby shower. It may have been her last, too! She may not be invited to anymore. :) I was running all over the place trying to keep her occupied and trying to keep her from fussing. Of course, everyone there thought she was adorable as she tried desperately to be the center of attention. Needless to say, she entertained everyone! Thank goodness my Mom was there so she could share the load with me.

Michelle is having a boy and is due on March 11th. She looked great and had such a nice shower. I was glad to attend and glad to help. She has been such a big part of my life (friend, maid of honor, baby showers, etc.) We can't wait until Little Warren gets here. Kamdyn is going to have lots of little boyfriends. Hopefully some little girls will be here in the near future. Hint, hint, Betsy/Carter and Shannon/Allison!

These Shoes Are Made for Walking

We finally decided that Kamdyn needed some "real" shoes. Mom and I took her to Stride Rite and had her fitted for her first "real" pair of shoes. Turns out, she has a really wide foot. Who knew they made baby shoes in extra wide? We made the mistake of taking her out of her stroller to let her try her new shoes out. Boy was it an ordeal trying to get her to sit back down in her stroller. Whew....the fit that she threw!!! Have I mentioned frequently that she already has quite a mind of her own? She shows it more and more each day. My little determined sweetie!!!

9 month check-up

Doctor Update

Kamdyn's 9 months appointment was January 2nd. She weighs 19 lbs. 7 1/2 ounces. She is 28 1/2 inches long. Dr. Foushee says that she is doing great! We are now giving her a little bit of table food (i.e. anything that can be mashed with a fork or that dissovles in her mouth rapidly!). Our first experience with Cheerios and Baby Puffs didn't go so well. A lot of gagging was involved. Since then, she will attempt to "gum" cheerios without gagging. She's still not a fan of the Puffs though. She likes plain waffles without the butter and syrup, of course! She did not like mashed potatoes tonight though. More than gagging was involved! YUCK!! We are definitely going to have to work on that though. Potatoes are one of my favorite foods. She really needs to like them! Poor thing also has to deal with the fact that her Mommy doesn't cook and her Da-Da only cooks things that are spicy. What to do??? She may still be eating baby food at the age of 5! :)

Baby Steps and Pat-A-Cake

Kamdyn is SO ready to walk that she can hardly stand it! On Wednesday night she balanced by herself and took 3 steps to me. I was so excited! Of course I was the only one watching so I had to make her do it a few times to make sure that it wasn't just a "fluke." After seeing her do it at least three times I called Richard in to the living room to watch. Then, he got out the video camera and we captured her first little steps. It was so cute! She is way too brave though. When I prop her up against the couch she will take off, (not to me) in whatever direction she wishes to go. I guess she just assumes that someone will be there to catch her when she falls over. I see lots of bumps and bruises in her future!

The other dilemma with her walking is that she is just 9 months old. I think we still need a little time before we have to chase her all over the place! It's bad enough when she is in the walker. I can only imagine how active she will be when she can go wherever she wants without the bulkiness of the walker. I'm sure it will entail a lot of running and not much walking. Watch Out World, Here Comes Kamdyn!!!

This morning Kamdyn and I were playing Pat-A-Cake. I clapped my hands, she clapped her hands, and then she clapped my hand with her hand. She giggled and giggled! Again, I thought this was just one of those fluky "moments." I figured that it was just an accident that she was actually clapping her hands together while I was singing Pat-A-Cake. However, later on tonight I started singing Pat-A-Cake again and to my surprise, she started clapping her hands. I, of course, ran to write down today's date for her baby book. Richard rolled his eyes and sighed. He doesn't quite understand the importance of "documenting" these important moments. He'll thank me one day when he looks back on this blog and her baby book! Her milestones are important and so fun to watch. I wish I could freeze time!! It's going WAY too fast!

Baby's First Christmas.....Mommy and Daddy's Rat Race

Well, I wish I could say that Christmas was relaxing and full of rest. Unfortunately, it was not! However, it was lots of fun having little Kamdyn around. She gave everyone such joy since she is the only baby in the family on both sides. That being said...you can only imagine all of the gifts that she received. She was happy as a clam! I'm not sure what she really thought of all of her gifts, but she most certainly LOVED the wrapping paper and bows. Her most favorite thing on all of the gifts was the tags that hung from each of the presents! She was such a hoot grabbing for those tags!!! Ooh and the fit that she would throw if you tried to take those tags away. Temper, temper!!

Our Christmas started on Saturday, December 22nd. My Mom had her entire family over to her house. Kamdyn was passed from one to the other and loved every minute of it. She got a gift from everyone there. She got enough for Christmas to be over right then. But, we still had three more "parties" to attend. Oh my, I just knew we would need a UHaul to get back to North Augusta!


Aunt Brenda feeding Kamdyn! It's hard to tell
who was feeding who...... :)



Kamdyn after opening all of her gifts! She was
"loving" Eeyore!



Kamdyn was giving Cory, our cousin, a kiss!
This was so adorable!!!


On Christmas Eve night we went to Mama Lucy's. We had dinner and opened presents! Kamdyn loved this, too! She got more gifts than anyone there. Surprise, surprise! Her Daddy is still struggling with this. He LOVES to have lots of presents to open. He was still a little pouty over the fact that Kamdyn got more presents than him last year and she wasn't even here yet. I think he'll manage! :)



Kamdyn with Mama Lucy at Mr. and Mrs. Ward's house.
She is looking at a moving Christmas tree.


Grand bought Kamdyn an Eebee from FAO Schwartz!
She didn't know what to do with it except grab the tab, of course!



Kamdyn was opening another gift!



Kamdyn eating the tissue paper. She didn't really
care what was in the bag!



Kamdyn wrapping up in Uncle Matthew's new blanket.



Kamdyn with a bow on her head looking precious!
And, wondering how many more gifts she still had to open.


Kamdyn watching Daddy play with that crazy
yellow remote control flying saucer. She actually
kind of liked it! I don't think she had much of a choice!


We spent the night at Na-Na and Poppy's on Christmas Eve night. We waited on Santa at their house this year. We figured that Kamdyn wouldn't really know the difference quite yet. Next year, we will be at our house for Santa to visit! We opened presents Christmas morning at Na-Na and Poppy's house and Kamdyn really got a lot there. Can you say SPOILED?


Christmas Morning at Na-Na and Poppy's






Kamdyn's gifts from Christmas Eve and Christmas morning!
We still had two more Christmas Parties to go! Oh My!!!

Then, we were off to Aunt Kathy and Uncle Jim's house for lunch on Christmas Day. Kamdyn got to see a dog for the very first time. She was a little apprehensive at first. In fact, she cried when she first saw the doggie. As the day went on she got a little braver until she actually decided that she wanted to pet the dog! I told her not to get any ideas because her Daddy would NEVER agree to her having a puppy. She could always try. Who knows.....those big blue eyes and that beautiful smile may just get her everything she wants, especially from her Da-Da! Kamdyn was tired by the time we opened presents here. She fell asleep in her Da-Da's arms half way through. She didn't even get to see how many presents she actually got! It was becoming even more clear to me by this point........UHaul!!


Kamdyn with Aunt Kathy



Kamdyn getting brave with the dog!



Kamdyn getting a little scared when the dog makes a noise.



Kamdyn finally pets the doggie!



Da-Da, Kamdyn, and Uncle Matthew


The Terry Family Photo all in burgundy!
Da-Da, Granddaddy, Kamdyn, Uncle Matthew, Aunt Ashley

We stayed in the Upstate until Tuesday evening. We left there headed to Atlanta to stay with Matthew for a night. We left for Nashville on Wednesday morning. No, we didn't really go there to see the Tigers play (Good Thing!), but it was an excuse to go to Nashville. We had a great time! If only we could erase the bowl game and the fact that Kentucky whipped us, the trip would have been perfect. We hit up the Bluebird Cafe, the honky tonks, the Opry Land Hotel, The Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Grand Ole Opry. We had a fabulous time with all of our friends!


In front of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman as
we tour around Nashville!


At Legends listening to some live honky tonk music!


Hanging out at the Bluebird Cafe!


The boys in front of the stadium as we are
walking over the bridge to cross the river.


The Grand Ole Opry. The night of the show!

When did we finally get to have our Christmas at our house? Not until New Year's Eve morning. We're sure that Kamdyn didn't know the difference. In fact, she was probably glad that she got a little bit of a break from opening presents and seeing cameras flashing in her face. I'm so glad that I didn't go crazy buying her tons of stuff! We seriously would have needed a new wing added on to our house for all of her toys and clothes. We almost need one now!








Check out Kamdyn's Bass Pro Shops Shirt.
Thanks, "Uncle Potter!"




Christmas was great, but so exhausting! Thanks to my Mom, she brought most of our Christmas stuff to our house while we were in Nashville. She even put most of it away for us! What would I do without her? Kamdyn had a ball with Na-Na, but boy were Richard and I glad to see our little Kammie! She was even happy to see us. I don't know how we will survive when we leave her for a week in April when we go on our trip to St. Lucia! It is going to be so hard! Oh well, I'll wait to worry about that for a while!

Thank you to everyone who bought Kamdyn a gift!!! She LOVES them! She actually plays with them now that all of the bows, wrapping paper, and tags are gone!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year until next year! I have an entire year to get over this year and to prepare for next year!!!! YEA!!!

Hanging out with Uncle Matthew

Uncle Matthew came to visit for a couple of days before Christmas. He actually came to go fishing with Richard and Patrick on Thursday. Then, he decided that he loved us so much that he would stay until we went to the Upstate for Christmas on Saturday (12/23).


Here are a couple pictures from the fishing trip of Patrick. Patrick was here Wednesday and Thursday night for two days of fishing. I told Patrick that Kamdyn was going to have to call him "Uncle Patrick" since Shannon and Allison were waiting so long to have him a niece or nephew!:) I had to throw that in because I am always giving Shannon and Allison a hard time about having children. They know that I'm just kidding, but I really can't wait until they do! Kamdyn needs a playmate. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!






These are pictures of Kamdyn hanging out with Uncle Matthew. Matthew was playing games with Kamdyn. She liked finding Ruth Ann's ring under the stacking cups best. She always found it, too! Not always on the first try, but she knew it was there somewhere. Matthew was also giving Kamdyn a lesson on balancing.

Picture with Santa

Why we put this off until the last minute, I'll never know. I debated over whether or not to take her at all. But, guilt took over and I felt like I would be a bad Mommy if I didn't have Kamdyn's picture taken with Santa for her very First Christmas. I also know that Christmas got here way too fast this year and I don't feel completely ready. I do not have a choice though! It's only two days away. YIKES!!

I was not brave enough to take Kamdyn to the Mall this year and stand in that long dreaded line. There is another place here in Augusta called Fat Man's Forest. It's a gift shop and a seasonal/holiday type shop. I knew that both Santa and Mrs. Claus were both there. I opted for this instead. We weren't sure what Kamdyn would do, but we were pretty sure that she wouldn't cry. She has NEVER cried when someone else has held her. We thought she would just think that Santa's beard was kind of neat. Then, she would pull on it and possible try to put it in her mouth. This is what she does with everything else, why should this be any different?

Oh my, were we wrong!! Kamdyn did NOT like Santa. When Richard put her in his lap she looked up at us as if to say "please don't leave me here." I guess she thought that we were just dumping her in his lap and we were taking off. She started crying (not screaming) and that little lip was poked out so far that we could all step on it! Uncle Matthew was there for the adventure, too. He tried to help us as best he could to get her to look at the camera and stop crying. It didn't work! I couldn't stand it another moment and had to take her out of Santa's lap. We'll just have to try again next year!

The pictures are still cute and at least they capture the memory and moment of her first Christmas.

These were taken while we were waiting on Santa.
Happy Kamdyn!







This is the picture taken by Fat Man's.




The rest were taken with our camera.

Kamdyn LOVES Daddy

Richard sometimes says that Kamdyn "doesn't like him." Of course he and the rest of us know that this is completely untrue. He wakes her up every morning and gets her dressed. He has plenty of Daddy/Daughter time with her each day. He just feels that every time I'm in the room that she wants me. And, every time that I leave the room, she fusses for me. Here recently she has reverted back to her newborn days. She once again LOVES taking naps on her Daddy's chest. This, of course, makes Richard beam! It also makes me happy! Check out this precious picture below. This was taken after one of Richard's fishing trips. They both needed a nap to say the least!